Officially announced to join! No. 5 pick in the first round of 2013! Officially leaving the NBA

On October 31, La Liga giants club Real Madrid officially announced that former NBA player and center Alex Ryan officially joined the team.

According to a previous report by well-known NBA reporter Michael Scotto, from SIGSports, Alex Ryan signed a multi-year contract with the Spanish giant Real Madrid. For the European giants Real Madrid, signing Alex Ryan on a multi-year contract is definitely a heavyweight signing!

It is reported that Alex Len’s franchise contract includes an exit clause from the NBA next summer. This means that as long as an NBA team is willing to throw an olive branch to Ryan next summer, he can return to the NBA immediately!

As Real Madrid officially announced that Alex Ryan has joined the team, this means that Ryan's NBA career has come to an end for the time being, and he will start a new chapter of his career in the European arena! As for whether he can return to play in the NBA in the future, it depends on his performance in Real Madrid. If you play well, you might still have some chances! Of course, we do not rule out the possibility that Ryan would be reluctant to leave the European arena even if NBA teams recruit him. After all, the competition in the European leagues is not as fierce as the NBA!

In the 2013 NBA draft, Alex Len from Ukraine was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the fifth overall pick in the first round, and he started his NBA career. During Alex Len's 12-year NBA career, he played for the Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Lakers.

During this period, Ryan played a total of 689 regular season games, averaging 17.1 minutes per game, contributing 6.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.4 steals, and 0.9 blocks. He shot 51% from the field, 32.2% from the three-point range, and 67.8% from the free throw line. In 14 playoff games, he averaged 7.1 minutes per game, scoring 2.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.1 steals and 0.2 blocks, shooting 62.5% from the field and 69.2% from the free throw line.

Data doesn’t lie! It can be seen from Alex Len's career average data that the fifth pick in the first round of 2013 did not realize his talent in the NBA and play the game level and star value that a first-round pick should have. This summer, Alex Len, an unrestricted free agent, signed an Exhibit-9 contract with the New York Knicks. Before the opening game of the new season, the Knicks officially announced that they would waive Alex Len. At this point, the No. 5 pick in the first round of 2013 is once again without the ball in the NBA!

In the end, with no one interested in the NBA, the 32-year-old Alex Len had to choose to leave the NBA and move to the European arena where competition is less fierce.

With another 2013 first-round pick leaving the NBA, it can be said that there are not many first-round picks in the 13th class of the league that can be called the number one! In addition to the famous No. 15 pick Antetokounmpo, those who are still ranked high are No. 8 pick Pope, No. 10 pick McCollum, No. 12 pick Steven Adams, No. 17 pick Dennis Schroeder, and No. 27 pick Rudy Gobert.

I hope that Alex Ryan, who is in his prime, can show his worth in Real Madrid so that he can have the opportunity to return to the NBA next summer! Come on, Alex Lane!